³ And Pharaoh said to them, What is your business? And they said, Your servants are keepers of sheep, as our fathers were before us.

³³ Now when Pharaoh sends for you and says, What is your business?

³⁴ You are to say, Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our early days up to now, like our fathers; in this way you will be able to have the land of Goshen for yourselves; because keepers of sheep are unclean in the eyes of the Egyptians.

² Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.

¹⁴ Then Amos in answer said to Amaziah, I am no prophet, or one of the sons of the prophets; I am a herdman and one who takes care of sycamore-trees:

¹⁵ And the Lord took me from the flock, and the Lord said to me, Go, be a prophet to my people Israel.

⁸ Then they said to him, Now make clear to us what is your work, and where you come from? what is your country, and who are your people?

¹⁰ For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.